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- Interior set to issue new military support services contract 08/29/08 National Business Center unit will manage the Military One Source pact, expected to be awarded by the end of the year.
- Obama calls for end of '20th century bureaucracy' 08/29/08 Democratic nominee's pledge to make federal programs "work better and cost less" echoes effort launched by President Clinton.
- DHS technology contract may be headed for a 'spending spree' 08/28/08 Vehicle for procuring information technology services will be popular for frenzied fourth quarter spending, research firm says.
- Obama camp steering clear of transition talk 08/28/08 Candidate's team is silent while lawmakers speculate about a Democrat-led presidency.
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- Bush steps up fight over congressional authority 08/27/08 Justice Department lawyers will soon ask a federal appeals court not to force the president's top advisers to comply with lawmakers' subpoenas.
- Retired generals advising Obama bring range of expertise 08/27/08
- Federal employees are urged not to leave computers running 08/27/08
- McCain defends VA health proposal 08/27/08
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- Labor group highlights candidates' differences on federal employee issues 08/25/08
- U.S. Postal Service tests new hydrogen fuel cell vehicle 08/25/08
- Contractors face prospect of losing immunity in Iraq 08/25/08
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